The New Zealand hooker is poised to represent the Warriors
having ended an eight-year spell with the Rabbitohs at the end of
last season.

Wests Tigers will be the Warriors' first opponents of the new
campaign on Saturday, but Luke is looking forward to renewing
acquaintances with Burgess when the Warriors face the Rabbitohs in
Auckland on August 12.

Burgess' return to the Rabbitohs was confirmed in November,
leaving rugby union side Bath after his inclusion in England's
Rugby World Cup squad was pinpointed as one of the reasons for the
host nation's pool-stage exit.

"I was pretty upset with what the media done to him and
obviously that's how things roll but he's back in the game that he
loves."

Luke joins a Warriors team stacked with talent having added
former Sydney Roosters full-back Roger Tuivasa-Sheck to a team that
already boasts the likes of Shaun Johnson, Manu Vatuvei, Thomas
Leuluai and Ryan Hoffmann.

"Having Roger and Shaun there is a bonus," Luke added. "It's
something I've been looking forward to for a long time.

"Obviously [it's] a bit of change of culture, I'll have to start
behaving now I'm in the public eye and being able to represent my
family, my country and my brothers in the team."

Tuivasa-Sheck, meanwhile, is confident his new team can
challenge for the top prize and win their first NRL title.

He said: "We want to, when you enter the NRL season you always
want to compete for that number one spot.

"I'm confident with the team we have and the squad we've
announced and I just can't wait for it, can't wait to have a
challenge."